Rising costs push families to surrender pets
Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports Mercer County and regional shelters see more dogs and cats given up for adoption as groceries gas and rents rise. Shelter director Stephanie Barker notes an uptick in animals daily, with renters facing pet restrictions. In nearby McDowell County an attendant cites abandonment and neglect amid welfare reliance, while Pennsylvania and New York spay and neuter rules reduce local adoptions. Tazewell County meanwhile sees moves due to housing constraints, as owners struggle to relocate with pets.
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Stephanie Barker
Mercer County Animal Shelter
Barker
Sharon Sagety
McDowell County
Welch
Sagety
Pennsylvania
New York State
Tazewell County
Jennifer Sheets
Mercer County
Mercer County Humane Society
Chadwick Osborne
Judge orders bench warrant in animal cruelty case
Mercer County Judge issues bench warrant for Daniel W. Dobos after he failed to appear at a pretrial hearing in a fatal animal cruelty case. Dobos faces a felony charge for allegedly dragging his dog behind a truck until death, with alleged past abuse between 2007 and February.
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Rinceton
Mercer County
Daniel W. Dobos
Camp Creek
Mercer County Sheriff's Deputies
Dobos
William Sadler
Pocahontas High School Could Become Community Multi use Hub
A poised Pocahontas High School building may become a community multi use facility. A joint committee of the School Board County Supervisors and local residents discussed housing businesses a community center and civic group base while considering a charter or private school option. The building remains owned by the School Board and a legal challenge to the closure continues in Russell County Circuit Court.
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Pocahontas
Pocahontas High School
David Woodard
Tazewell County
Woodard
PHS
County Board of Supervisors
Tazewell County Schools
Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisor
Russell County
Separate crashes shut down West Virginia Turnpike
A southbound crash near the Chelyan exit left one dead as a tractor trailer carrying unknown chemicals veered off the road at 2 05 p m. The driver was ejected and metal from the rig scattered onto a nearby road. A second collision near the Paint Creek exit in the northbound lanes at 3 45 p m involved a tractor trailer and a car.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Chelyan
Kanawha County
Paint Creek
Michelle Obama to meet Kaine in Virginia while campaigning
Michelle Obama visits Tidewater Virginia to meet Governor Kaine as a potential Obama running mate, then hosts a Norfolk fundraising event. The stop aims to mobilize military votes near Norfolk Naval Station and signals Obama’s push to contest Virginia.
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Kaine
Virginia
Richmond
Norfolk
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Barack Obama
John McCain
Tidewater
Timothy M. Kaine
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Jesse Richman
Old Dominion University
al Gore
Chesapeake
Hampton
Newport News
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Suffolk
Virginia Beach
Bush
John Kerry
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Kerry
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Afghanistan
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Christopher Newport University
Fort Bragg
Fayetteville
N.C
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Hopkinsville
Anne Holton
McCain
Eric Cantor
Attack in Kashgar kills 16 police on eve of Beijing Games
In Kashgar Xinjiang two attackers fatally struck 16 police with bombs and knives during a morning jog, wounding 16 more. Police heightened security across schools hospitals and government offices as authorities sought to project calm amid Olympic prep and regional tensions.
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Kashgar
China
Silk Road
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Beijing
Xinjiang
Xinhua
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